Early in September Australia commemorated two of its national symbols. September 1 was National Wattle Day, in recognition of Australia’s national floral emblem, the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha).

On this day, 124 years ago, the Australian flag was flown for the first time. It flew over the dome of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne — the seat of the fledgling Australian federal government — ...

Mild Australia was roused from its apathy, with a ferocity that may have lacked only a few years earlier. The flag burner galvanised the nation – against him. It was one small moment that may help ...